Jacob hock



(No Model.)

J. HOGK. com HOLDER AND PACKAGE.

N0.446,185. Patented Feb. 10,1891.

INVENTOH WITNESSES a Md TRAN/ ATTORN S.

.. wnsumsmu o c UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB HOOK, OF DEGGENDORF, GERMANY.

COIN HOLDER AND PACKAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 446,185, dated February 10, 1891.

Application filed October 29, 1890. Serial No. 369,753- (No model.) Patented in Belgium May 12, 1890, No. 91,604; in Italy June 30, 1890, XXIV, 28,075, LV, 154, and in Switzerland July 29,1890, No. 2,469-

To all whom; it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB HOOK, residing at Deggendorf, in the Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire, a citizen of the German Empire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Coin Holder and Package, (for which I have obtained patents in the following countries: Switzerland, No. 2,469, dated July 29, 1890; Belgium, No. 91,604, dated May 12, 1890; Italy, Reg. Generale Vol. XXIV, No. 28,075, and Reg. Attesti, Vol. LV, No.15et, dated June 30, 1890,) of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in coin-receptacles; and the object of my invention is to provide a coin holder and package which is so constructed thatit can be opened and closed very easily, into which the coins can be readily placed and from which they can be readily removed, and which holder is adapted to be placed in suitable supports in a drawer, safe, or vault and be used for containing a certain number of coins in the same manner as coins were packed in paper rolls heretofore.

The invention consistsin acoin-holder composed of two semicircular sections, of which one is mounted to turn concentrically on the other for the purpose of closing the receptacle.

The invention also consists in the construction and combination of parts and details, which will be fully described hereinafter, and finally pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved coin-receptacle open. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view of the same on the line A B, Fig. 1, on an enlarged scale. Fig. 3 is a side view of the coin-receptacle on the same scale as Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an end view of the same on the same scale as Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of my improved coinreceptacle open, and Fig. 6 is a side view of the same closed.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The coin-holder is composed of two semicylindrical sections a b, which when closed form a cylinder corresponding to the diameter of the coins for which the said holder is to be used and when open form a semi-cylindrical trough. The section ct is rigidly connected with the circular heads d, and the outer semi-cylindrical section a, is so arranged that its ends can turn around the fixed section d in grooves formed on the inner surfaces of the circular heads d. The said heads 01 are each provided with three concentric rings 0 c 0 soldered together, and to the edges of the heads 01 the intermediate rings 0', having less width than the inner and outer rings 0 and 0 so as to form a circular groove in the inner surface of the head. Each head is provided on its outer side with a transverse shoulder d, which can rest upon suitable supporting-bars e in a money-drawer, safe, or vault, &c., thus permitting of conveniently placing the holders into said safe, &c., by simply placing them upon the supportingbars 6. The holders cannot turn when thus placed on the bars 6, and are all in one plane, thus facilitating the removal of any number of diiferent kinds of coins and also the 6X- amination of the amount of coins on hand. In the fixed semi-cylindrical section a a projection f is provided at each end, the inner ends of Which extend beyond the inner edges of the grooved flanges of the heads, so that the faces of the coins do not rest against the inner edges of the grooved flanges of the heads, but are a short distance from the same, thus permitting of inserting a pair of tongs or similar instrument to lift outthe coins. In the groove between the rings c and c a stop-piece m is fixed, against which one edge of the rotating section b can abut when the receptacle is open, and against which the edge can abut when the receptacle is closed, so as y to form a slot 0 between said edges to permit of ascertaining the number of coins in the holder even when the same is closed. A spring-catch g is also provided on one of the heads for the purpose of locking the outer rotating section b in closed position. The spring-catch g can be replaced by a screw or analogous device.

By using the above-described holders for coins a greater number of coins can be packed in a drawer of a safe or vault, and any desired package can easily be removed, and the coins need not be packed in paper, as the holder takes the place of the paper roll and holds the money more securely and conveniently.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 7 1. In a coin-receptacle, thecombination, with a semi-cylindrical section having heads provided with circular grooves in the inner surface, of a section surrounding said headed section and having its end guided in said grooves, substantially as set forth.

2. In a coin-receptacle, the combination, With a semi-cylindrical section, of circular heads secured to the ends of the same, which heads are each provided on the outer surfaces with a transverse shoulder and on the inner surfaces with circular heads, and a semicylindrical section mounted to turn on the above-mentioned headed section and having its ends guided in grooves of the inner surfaces of the'heads, substantially as set forth.-

3. In a coin-receptacle, the combination, with a semi-cylindrical section, of circular heads secured on the ends of the same and provided in the inner surfaces With circular guidegrooves, a semi-cylindrical section mounted within said semi-cylindrical section on the inner surface of each head, and a semi-cylindrical section mounted to turn on and close the above-mention ed semi cylindrical-headed section, substantially as set forth.

5. In a coin-receptacle, the combination, with a semi-cylindrical section havi-ngheads, of an additional semi-cylindrical section mounted to turn on the headed section, and means for locking the sections together when in closed position, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JACOB HOOK.

Witnesses:

ERGEN RUGEL, EMIL HENZEL. 

